December 2025: Congratulations to Isaac Boateng on being selected for the Double Hoo Award for undergraduate mentorship for summer 2026!
December 2025: Welcome to Stanley Chidubem Akpu as a new first-year graduate student in our group! Stanley received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
November 2025: Jason Bates is selected to serve on the Early Career Advisory Board of Journal of Catalysis.
September 2025: Congratulations to Zayan Akmal and Daniel Sabbah for passing their research exams!
August 2025: Welcome to John Gramza and Satoshi Fukuda as new undergraduate researchers in the group!
May 2025: Welcome to Maxwell Reece as a new undergraduate researcher in the group!
April 2025: Jason's perspective article is highlighted in a press release from the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science.
March 2025: Congratulations to Izzy Teinfalt for receiving the Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship to support summer research in our group!
February 2025: Our perspective on the molecular design of heterogeneous catalysts is published in Nature Chemistry!
February 2025: Bates group had a productive visit to Clemson, SC for the Southeastern Catalysis Society Annual Symposium! Kayla Wozny, Ethan Fortuna, and Isaac Boateng presented posters. Jason Bates was elected secretary of the SECS.
January 2025: Jason Bates is selected to serve on the Early Career Advisory Board of Materials Today Catalysis.
January 2025: Welcome to Izzy Teinfalt and Lilli Ugalde as new undergraduate researchers in the group!